Re: Few get compensation under EU rules on delayed flights


"Tim C." <timothy.challenger@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 23:44:32 +0000, this_address_is_for_spam@xxxxxxxxx
> (chancellor of the duchy of besses wrote:
>
>>> Having an E111/EHIC card with you would save you a lot of problems if
>>> become ill abroad. Becoming seriously ill in Greece and Germany with
>>> private insurance is an administrative nightmare, from our experience
>>
>>I'm sure that's right. I just wonder what happens to people in countries
>>with reciprocal agreements who don't have the forms with them. I imagine
>>that they are usually taken care of?
>
>
> I was suddenly taken siriously ill a few years ago and was in hospital for
> nearly 2 weeks after an emergency operation here in Austria - I had no
> E111
> or any other proof I was British on me, apart from my awful German. I
> didn't even know my NI number. They sorted me out without batting an
> eyelid. I eventually produced proof aboutu 6 months later, but they
> weren't
> really bothered about it.

The German hospital that I had to attend were not at all confident
that they should accept my E forms for in-patient treatment, even
though those forms had been counter-signed by the German
authorities

The specalist who had been treating me for weeks was happy with
them, the out-patients and the day care centre at the hospital were
happy as well, but when they eventually referred me for an extended
stay on a ward, the Anmeldung were very reluctant to accept it.

I went up to the ward for my op, fully expecting that I would be
presented with a bill to pay when I abmeldung(ed).

(i didn't)

tim



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